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New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Saturday, December 26, 2026 · TD Garden

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Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday, December 26, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on NESN and MSGSN.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Islanders

First game of a road trip.

  1. 162026-12-16: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 172026-12-17: no game
  3. 182026-12-18: at VGK
  4. 192026-12-19: no game
  5. 202026-12-20: vs NYR
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: vs BOS
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: at BOS
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~179 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Bruins

Back home after a game in NY Islanders.

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: vs STL
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: at NJD
  5. 202026-12-20: vs PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: at NYI
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: vs NYI
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~359 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIBOS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)BOS 72% (9th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)BOS 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series